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Stop the Killing, Embrace Life (STK) is a community action committee dedicated to increasing violence prevention awareness in the city of Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. Created in 2015 in response to the surge in Pittsburgh homicides as well as losing a sibling(Tiona Jackson) to gun violence. STK has received mass media attention for its impact on the community. STK has replaced traditional loc

al media for citizens looking for information about homicides in their communities, with citizens turning to STK for updates on the names of victims and information on the aftermath of the killings. In less than 2 years since its founding, STK has amassed more than 38,000 followers on social media. Created by Tiffani Monique Walker, Pittsburgh native and CEO of Embrace Life Media, a multimedia company based in Pittsburgh, STK hosts the annual A Mother’s Love event, a celebration of mothers who have lost children to violence, and provides resources and training to promote entrepreneurship in the city of Pittsburgh.

08/29/2025

Body Found in Pittsburgh’s Northside

Police are investigating after a man’s body was discovered near Heinz Street and North Canal Street in the Northside Tuesday.

Officers responded after a 911 caller reported finding the body in a wooded area. A shift supervisor was called to the scene.

No further details have been released.

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08/29/2025

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Woman to serve 3 to 8 years for killing man in Carrick*Long Article* A Pittsburgh woman who said she feared her partner ...
08/29/2025

Woman to serve 3 to 8 years for killing man in Carrick

*Long Article*

A Pittsburgh woman who said she feared her partner was sentenced to at least three years in prison after pleading guilty to his killing.

Breanna Didolce, 25, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the June 6, 2024, shooting death of Jeremiah Anger, 25.

Anger called 911 that morning around 11:30 a.m. to report that he’d been shot.

When Pittsburgh officers arrived to the residence on Wynoka Street at Brownsville Road in Carrick, they found Anger lying in an entryway with gunshot wounds to his chest and arm.

He died a short time later at UPMC Mercy.

Didolce, police said, was found in the backyard of the house.

When she was initially interviewed by detectives, her story was inconsistent with the evidence, Assistant District Attorney Laurel Baker told the court.

Didolce then told police that she and Anger shared a 1-year-old child together, and that day he took her phone and broke it. She said she felt like she was in “imminent danger.”

Didolce said Anger had been both physically and verbally abusive toward her in the past.

She told officers that based on the look on Anger’s face, she was afraid for her life, so she shot him.

Didolce told police she’d hidden the gun, which had been registered in her name, under concrete blocks, and they found it there a short time later.

As part of the plea agreement, Didolce will serve three to eight years in prison. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski also ordered an additional four years on probation.

During Thursday’s sentencing hearing, Anger’s loved ones said he’d been looking forward to raising his child.

“He was a great big brother, and that all got wiped away in seconds,” said Darae Taylor.

Then addressing Didolce directly, she asked: “Do you really feel he deserved what happened to him?”

Anger’s family expressed frustration at what they considered to be an inadequate sentence.

“We know the truth,” Taylor said. “You murdered him. In my opinion, chased him down and murdered him.”

But Didolce’s defense attorneys, Mike Sullivan and Sarah Krolikowski, said in a sentencing memorandum that she was in mental health treatment, stemming from a history of intimate partner violence, including from Anger.

“The repeated violence and threats of violence which the decedent used against the defendant … led to a toxic and dangerous relationship,” the defense wrote.

In addition, they said, letters submitted on Didolce’s behalf describe Anger as “an individual that regularly used violence and threats of violence against the defendant and her children.”

According to the court filing, Anger had previous convictions for aggravated assault, burglary, terroristic threats and simple assault — all occurring during acts of domestic violence.

The defense said that Anger previously pointed a firearm at Didolce, slammed her head against a bathtub and threatened her son.

Didolce spoke briefly during the hearing and apologized to Anger’s family.

“I beat myself up every day knowing I’m responsible for the loss of my son’s father,” she said. “I’m not the monster you think I am.

“I loved him, too.”

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08/28/2025

A man is dead after a shooting in Rankin.

Allegheny County dispatchers said emergency crews were called to the area of Duquesne Street and Oak Alley at 3:10 p.m.

Allegheny County Police said officers found a man in his late teens or early 20s suffering from a gunshot wound at the scene when they arrived.
He was taken to a hospital where he later died.

Multiple rounds were fired but the man was only hit once, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.

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Juneteenth Organizer Sues Pittsburgh and Mayor Gainey Over Funding/PermitsWilliam “B” Marshall, who has organized Pittsb...
08/28/2025

Juneteenth Organizer Sues Pittsburgh and Mayor Gainey Over Funding/Permits

William “B” Marshall, who has organized Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Festival since 2013, has filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Ed Gainey.

He claims they’ve blocked his events with red tape, pulled promised funding, and delayed permits as retaliation for his past criticism. Marshall, through his group Stop the Violence Pittsburgh, runs both the Juneteenth Festival and the Soul Food Festival. He says last year’s Juneteenth celebration alone generated more than $4 million for the city’s economy.

The conflict began in June 2023 when Marshall held a press conference at Point State Park accusing the city of not supporting his festival.

Days later, Mayor Gainey publicly called him a liar, saying the city had already designated $80,000 for the event. Marshall’s event went forward, but weeks later the city applied to host its own Juneteenth celebration at the same park and weekend. The state then denied Marshall’s permit. The city opened a bidding process for its new event, which Marshall argues was rigged against him. Bounce Marketing was ultimately selected to run the 2024 celebration.

Marshall also says the city withdrew $125,000 it had pledged for his 2024 festival. After heated debate, City Council split the funds between his group and the city’s new event.

Now, he claims the mayor’s administration is once again stalling and blocking permits for both his 2025 Juneteenth Festival and the upcoming Soul Food Festival.

The lawsuit frames all of this as retaliation against him for criticizing Mayor Gainey.

The city, through spokesperson Olga George, denies the accusations. They say Marshall’s problems are “of his own making” and insist all event organizers are held to the same standards to ensure fairness, safety, and accountability.

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08/28/2025

Woman facing involuntary manslaughter charges in connection to baby’s death in Mt. Oliver

A woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 1-year-old baby.

Allegheny County Police say Veronica Anglin, 60, of Pittsburgh, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person.

According to court documents, police said emergency crews were called to a house on the 300 block of Church Avenue in Mount Oliver on Nov. 8 at 8:29 p.m. for reports of an unresponsive baby. The baby was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital and pronounced dead.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the baby as Ro’Mya Shields and ruled her cause of death as Methadone intoxication. It was ruled an accident.

Police said they interviewed Anglin, who was responsible for caring for Shields at the time.

Officers said she put the Shields down for a nap at 3 p.m. She said she had a Methadone prescription filled every two weeks and has taken one every day since 2018.

Police said she admitted that, while she tries to keep the prescription in a lockbox, she “can become distracted” and “has a tendency to walk away” from it.

Anglin was the only person in the house at the time and the only person with a prescription for Methadone, police said.

She is being held at the Allegheny County Jail.

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What are the real solutions to ending mass shootings in America beyond thoughts and prayers?A) Stricter gun laws (univer...
08/27/2025

What are the real solutions to ending mass shootings in America beyond thoughts and prayers?

A) Stricter gun laws (universal background checks, assault weapon bans, red flag laws)

B) Better mental health care and early intervention

C) Stronger school and community safety measures

D) Holding social media and culture accountable for glorifying violence

E) Addressing root causes like poverty, trauma, and hopelessness

What's your opinion on it?

Prayers for Minneapolis 💙🕊️Two children, just 8 & 10 yrs old, were killed in the Catholic school shooting. Seventeen oth...
08/27/2025

Prayers for Minneapolis 💙🕊️

Two children, just 8 & 10 yrs old, were killed in the Catholic school shooting.

Seventeen others were injured, including 14 children.

Please keep the families and community lifted in prayer.

Jared Lampus, the Freeport Area teacher and former volleyball coach accused of having s*xual contact with a minor, plead...
08/27/2025

Jared Lampus, the Freeport Area teacher and former volleyball coach accused of having s*xual contact with a minor, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the dozen charges leveled against him.

Lampus, 50, of Buffalo Township is a teacher at Freeport Elementary School and served as a coach at Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association until July.

He has been suspended from his teaching position and resigned from the volleyball association.

According to a criminal complaint filed against him, Lampus began s*xually abusing the minor in July 2023. Police said Lampus and the girl had numerous forced s*xual interactions throughout Allegheny, Butler and Armstrong counties, often in Lampus’ car in locations such as the Pittsburgh Mills, Harrison Hills Park and Starbucks parking lots.

The alleged victim, who testified virtually at the hearing, stated Lampus also had s*x with her in his Buffalo Elementary classroom, his Buffalo Township home and hotels in Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio.

Assistant District Attorney Laura Pitchford led the prosecution, asking the alleged victim to describe her evolving relationship with Lampus and detail the numerous s*xual encounters she endured.

The alleged victim said the encounters began after she started receiving private volleyball lessons from Lampus in 2023, which she continued to pay for throughout the years of abuse, according to her testimony.

She testified at the hearing that she did not feel she could tell Lampus “no.” She said Lampus repeatedly told her he would kill himself if she revealed the abuse. She also said she was worried about her volleyball career.

When she tried to move away or resist, she said, Lampus restricted her and told her not to squirm. Lampus also handcuffed the minor twice, according to court documents.

Lampus sometimes paid the victim after s*xual encounters, but she said she mostly discarded the money.

Morris, the defense attorney, questioned why the victim continued to seek lessons from Lampus and asked if she informed anyone of his inappropriate behavior. The victim said she told no one.

Lampus did not testify or offer any comment to reporters, and the defense called no witnesses.

Ripper denied an attempt by the defense to lower Lampus’ bail from $500,000 to $100,000. He remains in the Butler County jail.

The Freeport Area School District released a statement saying it “has been notified that one of its elementary teachers is the subject of a law enforcement investigation. At this time, the school district does not have complete information regarding the circumstances involved.

“The safety of our students is the highest priority of the Freeport Area School District. Accordingly, the teacher involved has been placed on leave pending further information or the outcome of the investigation.”

Ashley Green, director of the Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association, released an email statement saying the association “has been notified that one of its former coaches is the subject of a criminal investigation unrelated to his involvement with the organization.

“The coach involved resigned from the organization effective July 30, has not been present at the organization’s facility since that date and will not be returning to Pitt Elite,” the statement said.

Lampus’ preliminary arraignment in Butler County Court is set for Oct. 14.

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08/27/2025

No two days of grief look alike. Be gentle with yourself on the heavy days and grateful on the lighter ones.

08/27/2025

Making it home safely is an underrated blessing‼️

Update: Found & returned home safely. Ty for your cares abd shares‼️MISSING 11 yr old‼️Special Victims Unit detectives a...
08/27/2025

Update: Found & returned home safely. Ty for your cares abd shares‼️

MISSING 11 yr old‼️

Special Victims Unit detectives are searching for a missing 11-year-old girl.

Na’Kiya Cook was last seen on Minooka Street in the Brownsville neighborhood at approximately 4:00 p.m. She is known to frequent the Carnegie Library in Carrick and Knoxville, and is familiar with the Baldwin area.

She is described as 5’02”, weighing approximately 115 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. Cook was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and black pants.

Anyone with any information on her whereabouts is asked to call 412-323-7141 or 911.

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